S.P. Somtow

S.P. Somtow

S.P. Somtow also writes as: Somtow Sucharitkul.

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The Silent Prince (Ten Lives of the Buddha, #1) was the most recently released book by S.P. Somtow, on November 15th, 2025.

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S.P. Somtow Stats: The most read book by S.P. Somtow on Book Notification is Darker Angels, a Novella. The second most read book is The Pavilion of Frozen Women, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of S.P. Somtow books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Aquiliad Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Aquiliad books are The Aquiliad, Aquila and the Iron Horse, and Aquila and the Sphinx.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Aquiliad
1983
Go
2
Aquilla in the New World
1983
Go
3
Aquila and the Iron Horse
1988
Go
4
Aquila and the Sphinx
1988
Go

List of Club X Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Vampire in the Closet
2021
Go
2
Zombie in the Fridge
2023
Go

List of Holiday Nightmares Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Madonna of the Wolves
2022
Go
2
A Lap Dance with the Lobster Lady
2022
Go

List of Inquestor Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Inquestor books are The Dawning Shadow: Light on the Sound, The Darkling Wind, and The Throne of Madness.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dawning Shadow: Light on the Sound
1982
Go
2
The Throne of Madness
1983
Go
3
Utopia Hunters
1984
Go
4
The Darkling Wind
1985
Go
5
Homeworld of the Heart
2020
Go

List of Inquestor Tales Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Inquestor Tales books are A Woman Cloaked in Shadow, Goddess in the Ruins, and The Child Collector.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Singing Moons
2018
Go
2
A Woman Cloaked in Shadow
2018
Go
3
The Child Collector
2019
Go
4
The Space Between Spaces
2020
Go
5
Goddess in the Ruins
2020
Go

List of Mallworld Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Mallworld books are The Ultimate Mallworld, The Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld, and Mallworld.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mallworld
1981
Go
2
The Ultimate Mallworld
2000
Go
3
The Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld
2000
Go
4
Beyond Mallworld
2020
Go

List of Nero and Sporus Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Nero and Sporus books are Delicatus, Damnatio, and Imperatrix.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Delicatus
2023
Go
2
Imperatrix
2023
Go
3
Damnatio
2024
Go
4
Damnatio Memoriae
2025
Go
5
Memoriae
2025
Go

List of Riverrun Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Riverrun
1991
Go
2
Forest of the Night / Armorica
1992
Go
3
Yestern
1996
Go

List of Ten Lives of the Buddha Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Silent Prince
2025
Go

List of Timmy Valentine Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Vampire Junction
1984
Go
2
Valentine
1992
Go
3
Vanitas
1995
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Bird Catcher, Resurrec Tech, and Moon Dance.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Starship & Haiku
1981
Go
2
The Shattered Horse
1986
Go
3
The Fallen Country
1986
Go
4
8.7
Resurrec Tech
1986
Go
5
Forgetting Places
1987
Go
6
Moon Dance
1989
Go
7
Fiddling For Waterbuffaloes
1992
Go
8
I Wake From a Dream of a Drowned Star City
1992
Go
9
The Wizard's Apprentice
1993
Go
10
Jasmine Nights
1994
Go
11
The Vampire's Beautiful Daughter
1997
Go
12
7
The Bird Catcher
2001
Go
13
Bluebeard's Castle
2003
Go
14
The Other City of Angels
2008
Go
15
The Stone Buddha's Tears
2013
Go
16
Another Avatar
2020
Go
17
Miriam: Memoirs of a Goddess: Annunciation
2020
Go
18
Terrestrial Passions
2024
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Darker Angels, Brimstone and Salt, and Caravaggio Times Two.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Brimstone and Salt
1996
Go
2
8.3
Darker Angels
1997
Go
3
Caravaggio Times Two
2013
Go
4
Helena Citronova: libretto
2018
Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are The Pavilion of Frozen Women, Dragon's Fin Soup, and Bible Stories for Secular Humanists.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
The Pavilion of Frozen Women
1996
Go
2
8.3
Dragon's Fin Soup
1998
Go
3
Tagging the Moon
2000
Go
4
Other Edens
2005
Go
5
8
Bible Stories for Secular Humanists
2013
Go
6
Sonnets about Serial Killers
2013
Go
7
The Snow Dragon
2015
Go
8
The Maestro's Noctuary
2016
Go
9
My Cold Mad Father
2018
Go
10
Alien Heresies: A Retrospective Collection of Science Fiction Stories
2020
Go
11
Lost Valentines: The Collected Vampire Stories
2022
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nirvana Express
2018
Go

List of The Crow Books in Publication Order

A murdered man rises with supernatural help to seek revenge on his killers, often in a dark urban setting.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
City of Angels (By: Chet Williamson)
1996
Go
2
Clash by Night (By: Chet Williamson)
1997
Go
3
The Lazarus Heart ( By: Poppy Brite)
1998
Go
4
Quoth the Crow ( By: David Bischoff)
1998
Go
5
A Murder of Crows (By: Chet Williamson, Poppy Brite, David Bischoff)
1998
Go
6
Temple of Night
1999
Go
7
Wicked Prayer ( By: Norman Partridge)
2000
Go
8
The Hellbound ( By: A.A. Attanasio)
2001
Go
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List of Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Books in Publication Order

Captain Picard and his crew face dangers, from vanishings and disease to alien worlds and Borg revenge.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5
A Call to Darkness (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1989
Go
2
8
Metamorphosis (By: Jean Lorrah)
1990
Go
3
6
Fortune's Light (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Go
4
8
Vendetta (By: Peter David)
1991
Go
5
6
Reunion (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1991
Go
6
Imzadi (By: Peter David)
1992
Go
7
6
Relics (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1992
Go
8
8
The Devil's Heart (By: Carmen Carter)
1993
Go
9
Who Killed Captain Kirk? ( By: Peter David)
1993
Go
10
8
Dark Mirror (By: Jean Lorrah, Diane Duane)
1993
Go
11
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation (By: Michael Jan Friedman, John de Lancie)
1994
Go
12
9
Q-Squared (By: Peter David)
1994
Go
13
6
Crossover (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1995
Go
14
6
Kahless (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1996
Go
15
8
Ship of the Line (By: Diane Carey)
1997
Go
16
The Best and the Brightest (By: Susan Wright)
1998
Go
17
6
I, Q (By: Peter David, John de Lancie)
1999
Go
18
4
The Valiant (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
2000
Go
19
Immortal Coil (By: Jeffrey Lang)
2002
Go
20
A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith)
2002
Go
21
6
The Battle of Betazed (By: Susan Kearney, Charlotte Douglas)
2002
Go
22
Do Comets Dream?
2003
Go
23
The Sky's the Limit ( By: Marco Palmieri)
2007
Go
24
Q & A ( By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2007
Go
25
8
Before Dishonor (By: Peter David)
2007
Go
26
Greater Than the Sum ( By: Christopher Bennett)
2008
Go
27
The Stuff of Dreams (By: James Swallow)
2013
Go
28
The Light Fantastic (By: Jeffrey Lang)
2014
Go
29
Q are Cordially Uninvited... (By: Rudy Josephs)
2014
Go
30
Takedown (By: John Jackson Miller)
2015
Go
31
8
Headlong Flight (By: Dayton Ward)
2017
Go
32
8
Hearts and Minds ( By: Dayton Ward)
2017
Go
33
Available Light ( By: Dayton Ward)
2019
Go
34
Shadows Have Offended (By: Cassandra Rose Clarke)
2021
Go
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List of V Books in Publication Order

Extraterrestrials arrive on a mission of peace but soon reveal their true nature, forcing humanity to resist as they fight back globally.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
V: The Original Miniseries (By: A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Johnson)
1984
Go
2
East Coast Crisis ( By: A.C. Crispin)
1984
Go
3
The Pursuit of Diana (By: Allen L. Wold)
1984
Go
4
Death Tide ( By: A.C. Crispin)
1985
Go
5
The New England Resistance (By: Tim Sullivan)
1985
Go
6
The Crivit Experiment (By: Allen L. Wold)
1985
Go
7
The Florida Project (By: Tim Sullivan)
1985
Go
8
The Alien Swordmaster ( As: Somtow Sucharitkul)
1985
Go
9
Symphony of Terror ( As: Somtow Sucharitkul)
1985
Go
10
Below the Threshold (By: Allen L. Wold)
1985
Go
11
Prisoners and Pawns (By: Howard Weinstein)
1986
Go
12
Path to Conquest (By: Howard Weinstein)
1987
Go
13
To Conquer the Throne (By: Tim Sullivan)
1987
Go
14
V: The Second Generation (By: Kenneth C. Johnson)
2007
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List of S.P. Somtow Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Other Worlds Volume 1
1979
Go
2
Chrysalis 5
1979
Go
3
Chrysalis 8
1980
Go
4
Chrysalis 9
1982
Go
5
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990
1990
Go
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection
1990
Go
7
Now We Are Sick
1991
Go
8
Best New Horror 3
1992
Go
9
Fifth Annual Collection
1992
Go
10
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
Go
11
Confederacy of the Dead
1993
Go
12
The Ultimate Witch
1993
Go
13
Best New Horror 5
1994
Go
14
The Beast Within
1994
Go
15
On a Bed of Rice
1995
Go
16
Strange City
1996
Go
17
Fifteenth Annual Collection
2002
Go
18
Mothership
2013
Go
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S.P. Somtow

S.P. Somtow was born on December 30th, 1952 and is currently 73 years old. S.P. Somtow was born in Bangkok.

S.P. Somtow has written 18 standalone novels, starting with Starship & Haiku in 1981. The most recently released novel was Terrestrial Passions, which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming standalone novels by S.P. at this time.

S.P. Somtow has also written the Collections series which has 11 books including The Pavilion of Frozen Women and Dragon's Fin Soup.

S.P. Somtow: Awards & Accolades

Somtow's book, The Bird Catcher won the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 2002.

The following novels by S.P. Somtow were nominated for these awards:

  • Resurrec Tech: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1987).
  • The Pavilion of Frozen Women: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1992). Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1996). World Fantasy Award, Collection (1997).
  • Darker Angels: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novelet (1993). Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (1998).
  • Brimstone and Salt: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1996).
  • Dragon's Fin Soup: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1996).
  • Fifteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2002). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2003). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2003).
  • Bible Stories for Secular Humanists: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (2013).

Related Authors

Fans of S.P. Somtow also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  4. Brad Thor, author of the Scot Harvath Series.
  5. James Rollins, author of the Sigma Force Series.

S.P. Somtow: F.A.Q

When was S.P. Somtow Born? How old is S.P. Somtow?

S.P. Somtow was born on December 30th, 1952. S.P. Somtow is currently 73 years old.

Where was S.P. Somtow Born?

S.P. Somtow was born in Bangkok.

What book awards has S.P. Somtow won?

The Bird Catcher: World Fantasy Award: Novella (2002).

What was the first book S.P. Somtow wrote?

The first book written by S.P. Somtow was Mallworld, published in 1981.

What was the most recent book S.P. Somtow wrote?

His most recently released work was The Silent Prince on November 15th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by S.P. Somtow?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular S.P. Somtow book is Darker Angels. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Darker Angels (8.33)
  2. The Pavilion of Frozen Women (8.67)
  3. Dragon's Fin Soup (8.33)
  4. Bible Stories for Secular Humanists (8.00)
  5. The Bird Catcher (7.00)

Are there upcoming new books by S.P. Somtow?

S.P. Somtow does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has S.P. Somtow written?

S.P. Somtow has written 67 books across 18 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Aquiliad Series
  • 2 books in the Club X Series
  • 2 books in the Holiday Nightmares Series
  • 1 book in the Inquestor Series
  • 5 books in the Inquestor Tales Series
  • 4 books in the Mallworld Series
  • 5 books in the Nero and Sporus Series
  • 3 books in the Riverrun Series
  • 1 book in the Ten Lives of the Buddha Series
  • 3 books in the Timmy Valentine Series
  • 18 Standalone Novels
  • 4 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 11 Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in The Crow Series
  • 1 book in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) Series
  • 1 book in the V Series

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